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Rugby Expo has today announced a new partnership with the Rugby Football League (RFL) and Super League that will see the organisation commit their support to the event in the form of senior management attendance from the RFL and a number of clubs as well as attendance at the Rugby Expo Awards and contributions to the conference schedule.

London, Sydney, Hong Kong, 26 June 2007:- The Rugby League International Federation (RLIF) has appointed IMG Media to act as exclusive sales agents for the international TV rights to the Rugby League World Cup, 2008.

The RFL has announced that following the agreement to broadcast the two Federation Shield 2006 fixtures to be played in France live across southern France/Catalonia, including Barcelona, with French television company Canal Plus, a revised fixture list has been issued.

BBC Television have confirmed that they will be televising both the Toulouse Olympique v Widnes Vikings and St Helens v Wigan Warriors ties in the Quarter Finals of the 2005 Powergen Challenge Cup on Sunday, June 26.

The Rugby Football League has confirmed that it has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Betfair - the world’s leading online betting exchange - with the aim of ensuring the continued integrity of Rugby League in the area of sports betting

The Rugby Football League has confirmed that it has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Betfair - the world’s leading online betting exchange - with the aim of ensuring the continued integrity of Rugby League in the area of sports betting.

Following their meeting in Leeds, United Kingdom today (Tuesday), the RLIF Executive Board agreed that the Tri-Nations Tournament will take place again.
Details of further scheduling, location and timing will be confirmed when a full consultation with all relevant tournament partners and stake holders has been completed.

One the UK's biggest universities with a long-standing reputation in sport, Leeds Metropolitan University, is to sponsor the 2005 Rugby League World Club Challenge between reigning Super League Champions Leeds Rhinos and Australian NRL Premiers Canterbury Bulldogs.

The Rugby Football League is delighted to confirm that Gillette Group UK, sponsors of the Gillette Tri-Nations tournament, have today extended their support of Rugby League by becoming sponsors of the Great Britain team.

The number of players playing Rugby League has almost doubled since 2002. That was the significant statistic revealed this week following the latest audit conducted by the Rugby Football League's Development Department.

Tetley's Rugby Super League clubs have voted to support the principle of continuing promotion and relegation after agreeing that two clubs should be relegated from the Super League competition at the end of the 2005 season to enable French club Perpignan's admission to the competition in 2006.

Richard Lewis, Executive Chairman of the Rugby Football League, and Vice Chairman of both the Rugby League European Federation and the Rugby League International Federation, is offering support to Nicholas Larrat who is a candidate in the forthcoming elections for the Presidency of the French Rugby League Federation.

The total number of spectators who watched Round 13 of Tetley's Rugby Super League IX was the third highest aggregate attendance for a single round of games in the nine year history of the competition.

The Rugby Football League - as the tournament's appointed organising body - can today confirm that Elland Road Stadium in Leeds will stage the final of the inaugural Gillette Tri-Nations on Saturday 27th November 2004.

The Rugby Football League - as the tournament's appointed organising body - can today confirm that the first match in the 2004 Gillette Tri-Nations tournament to be staged in the UK will be played at Loftus Road Stadium - home of Queens Park Rangers Football Club.

Gillette has appointed Hill and Knowlton to provide strategic and media relations support for their sponsorship of the 2004 Gillette Rugby League Tri- Nations. Hill and Knowlton will be collaborating with Chris Green, former Marketing Director of the Rugby Football League, who will be planning and managing Gillette’s participation as sponsors.

The Rugby Football League has today (Friday) referred the allegations made against St Helens players Sean Long and Martin Gleeson in the Daily Mail newspaper to its Disciplinary Commissioner for a full and thorough investigation as a matter of urgency.

The Rugby Football League - as the tournament's appointed organising body - is delighted to confirm that leading global consumer goods company Gillette will be the title sponsor of the 2004 Rugby League Tri-Nations.

The news that National League One club Featherstone Rovers have emerged from a period of administration has created an encouraging situation for the Rugby Football League, who no longer have any of their member clubs labouring under that degree of financial restraint.